“Foundations of Greatness.” The central idea we aim to address throughout this unit is that learning about the lives of special people and of our family tells us about what we have in common, how we are unique, and how we can make a difference to others.
We learn about the lives of people by interviewing them or members of their family and/or other people who knew them ( using a primary source) or reading or viewing their biographies.
Use the links below using the BIG 6 strategies to help you complete different aspects of your assignment
1. Task definition
2.Information seeking strategies
3.Location& access of information
4. Use of information
5.Synthesis
6.Evaluation
What do we need to do and what information do we need?
Brainstorm what are the possible resources and select the best resources
Finding the best sources and the information within the sources
How the information is collected= engage. (read, hear, view) and extract relevant information
Putting it all together; the final product
How good is the product? How effective was the process?
*Look at your assignment to see what you have to do Click here to see your assignment *Decide how you are going to do it. Also look at the assessment rubric in step 6 to see what you will be aiming for.
Click here to see some resources that might help for the famous people biography assignment. For the biography of a family member you will use primary resources. Click here for ideas on what possible primary resources you could use.
Decide which resources will possibly answer your questions REMEMBER to use KEY WORDS Decide which resources you will look at first.
Write each Guiding question in a separate heading. As you find information on each section write notes in your own words and record the source in the first column
Decide the exact format your product will take and how you are going to present it.
Make a data chart for all your questions. Another name for a data chart is a graphic organiser. You can download this one to help with this assignment.
Click here for help on taking notes ( insert here page for specific help for grade 3 )
Organize your notes under sub headings and collate the information you have on each one.
When you have completed the assignment, look again at the assessment rubric and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the product.
Write your guiding questions. What do you NEED to find out? What do YOU want to find out? Add your own specific questions.
Put your product together taking care with headings, writing and layout. For an oral presentation your headings and sub headings can be your prompt cards
Look at the assessment rubric for process. What things did you do well and what could you have done to make the process more effective?
“Foundations of Greatness.”
The central idea we aim to address throughout this unit is that learning about the lives of special people and of our family tells us about what we have in common, how we are unique, and how we can make a difference to others.
We learn about the lives of people by interviewing them or members of their family and/or other people who knew them ( using a primary source) or reading or viewing their biographies.
Use the links below using the BIG 6 strategies to help you complete different aspects of your assignment
*Decide how you are going to do it.
Also look at the assessment rubric in step 6 to see what you will be aiming for.
For the biography of a family member you will use primary resources. Click here for ideas on what possible primary resources you could use.
Decide which resources you will look at first.
Click here to go to the self evaluation on the Biography of Family member
What do you NEED to find out?
What do YOU want to find out? Add your own specific questions.